alternate
apostatize
around the bush
back and fill
beat about
beg the question
bicker
boggle
cavil
change
choplogic
come round
desert
dither
do a flip-flop
do an about-face
dodge
duck
equivocate
evade
evade the issue
fence
fluctuate
have second thoughts
hedge
hem and haw
hum and haw
mince the truth
mince words
mystify
nitpick
obscure
oscillate
palter
parry
pendulate
pick nits
prevaricate
pussyfoot
quibble
rat
renounce
repudiate
shift
shilly-shally
shuffle
disown
misinform
mislead
tergiversated
tergiversating